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Prof. Anne E C McCants
Ann F Friedlaender Professor of History
MacVicar Faculty Fellow
Director, Concourse Program
President, International Economic History Association
Primary DLC
History
MIT Room:
E51-287
(617) 258-6669
amccants@mit.edu
https://history-mit-edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/people/anne-e-c-mccants/
Areas of Interest and Expertise
Global Trade Networks and European Consumerism
Women’s Work and Access to Credit
History of Nutrition and Social Welfare
Migration and Labor Market Participation
Historical Demography
Management of Charitable Institutions
Emergence of Consumer Culture, Particularly in the Dutch Republic
European History
Economics and Technology
Women and Gender
Research Summary
McCants is an early modern European economic historian. Her research, which focuses on consumption patterns, global trade, and the life of the poor in the early modern period, have established her as an internationally recognized contributor to the fields of economic history, world history, demography, and women's and family history.
Recent Work
Projects
October 23, 2013
History
FOZTUA Project: Railroads in Historical Context: Construction, Costs and Consequences (MIT-Portugal Program)
Principal Investigator
Anne McCants
March 8, 2007
History
Harry S. Truman Scholarship
Principal Investigator
Anne McCants
February 20, 2000
History
Interdisciplinary Program on Ancient and Medieval Studies
Principal Investigator
Anne McCants
September 13, 1999
History
Concourse Program
Principal Investigator
Anne McCants
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Prof. Sana Aiyar
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